Word Count

This scrap of paper has served me well over the last twelve months.  It represents a record of my work and demonstrates how my latest thriller has progressed during the year.

Work on my latest novel began in January and I intended to have it finished by the end of August, edited, proof read and published by November, but my plans were overtaken by several major events that took place during the year preventing me from producing my target of 120,000 words.  
Here we are in the middle of December and my monthly word count has stalled completely.  I have however spent the last couple of weeks reading through the unfinished manuscript in an attempt to pick up the threads and perform some rudimentary editing.  Now I am pleased to say that writing can re-commence and the finishing touches applied.   
I am now aiming for completion by the end of January then editing can begin.  My revised publishing date is May (ish), when I can target the holiday reading period.